A smash hitSeth Rogencomedy is becoming a streaming hit on yet another platform. Rogen is an actor, writer, director, and producer who is best known for his work in the comedy genre, after having broken out in a string of Judd Apatow comedies, includingThe 40-Year-Old VirginandKnocked Up.
Altogether,Seth Rogen movieshavecumulatively grossed more than $9.5 billion, thanks to multiple solid hits, includingKung Fu Panda($632.2 million),Neighbors($270.9 million),Superbad($169.9 million), andPineapple Express($102.4 million).
However,only two of Seth Rogen’s movies have earned more than $1 billion. One is the live-action remakeThe Lion King($1.66 billion), and the other is a popular title that is currently surging on streaming once again.
The Super Mario Bros. Movie Is Surging On A New Streamer
2023’sThe Super Mario Bros. Moviehas become a hit on a brand-new streamer. The Illumination movie, which adapts the iconic video game franchise, boastsa star-studded voice cast that includes Chris Pratt as Mario, Charlie Day as Luigi, Anya Taylor-Joy as Princess Peach, Jack Black as Bowser, Keegan-Michael Key as Toad, and Seth Rogen as Donkey Kong.
The Super Mario Bros. Moviewas a smash hit in theaters, grossing $1.36 billion worldwide and becomingthe second highest-grossing animated movie of all time(Inside Out 2andNe Zha IIhave since pushed it to No. 4).
It followed that success by becoming a streaming hit when it subsequently premiered on Netflix. After debuting on the streamer’s weekly global chart of the most-watched English-language movies,it remained in the Top 10 for 22 weeks. It also ranked No. 17 on Nielsen’s chart of the most-watched streaming movies for the first half of 2025.
Now,The Super Mario Bros. Moviehas leaped onto a brand-new streaming chart in the United States. It is currentlyNo. 9 on the daily Top 10 chart of the most-watched movies on Prime Videoin the region. It remains to be seen if it will climb the chart over the following days.
Currently, the movie, which is also charting in Colombia (No. 9), Guatemala (No. 7), and Mexico (No. 6), isholding its own on the chart in spite of competition from contemporary Prime Video originalsthat have been surging on the platform, includingWar of the Worlds(No. 3),Heads of State(No. 6), andThe Pickup(No. 1).
What This Means For The Super Mario Bros. Movie
The animated movie’s continued streaming success is proof of concept for theupcomingSuper Mario Bros. Movie 2, which is set to debut in theaters on June 28, 2025. While the record-smashing box office gross of the 2023 movie was more than enough to earn a sequel,the fact that it has continued to find robust at-home audiences is astounding.
While it shot to the top of the charts in theaters, it has had continuing streaming success for two straight years, proving thatThe Super Mario Bros. Moviewas not just a flash-in-the-pan hit. The follow-up to theSeth Rogenmovie could potentially capitalize on this seemingly endless excitement to become an even bigger hit than its predecessor.
